Data as of .
AIUP vs BAI: which is really different?
AIUP and BAI hold 14% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: BAI scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
14% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIUP and BAI hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIUP | BAI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 15.46% | 5.31% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.64% | 2.47% |
| Microsoft Corp | 4.64% | 2.09% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 14.81% | 1.99% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 4.69% | 1.54% |
| Only in AIUP | Only in BAI |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Inc 14.88% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY 6.62% |
| AppLovin Corp 4.77% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.20% |
| Expand Energy Corp 4.65% | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.68% |
| DoorDash Inc 4.60% | BROADCOM INC 4.61% |
| Visa Inc 4.60% | LAM RESEARCH 3.85% |
| Mastercard Inc 4.59% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 3.05% |
| Booking Holdings Inc 4.45% | INTEL CORPORATION 3.01% |
| Boston Scientific Corp 4.45% | SNOWFLAKE 2.97% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUP | BAI | AIUP | BAI | AIUP | BAI | |
| 3 months | +15.5% | −15.2% | +13.3 pts | −17.4 pts | +18.0 pts | −12.7 pts |
| 6 months | +29.3% | +34.8% | +11.3 pts | +16.8 pts | +5.1 pts | +10.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +32.2% | not published | +15.7 pts | not published | +10.4 pts |
| Since launch | +26.9% | +83.4% | +15.8 pts | +49.9 pts | +8.3 pts | +36.7 pts |
| AIUP FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF Holds 15 stocks in artificial intelligence, 100% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF Holds 55 stocks in artificial intelligence, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | FINQ | iShares |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 55.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 76.1% | 76.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 77.3% | 50.0% |
| Holdings | 15 | 55 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 77.7% | 42.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.55% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.92% | 0.72% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.9% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026) | +32.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +15.8 pts | +15.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +8.3 pts | +10.4 pts |
| Below its high | 0.0% | −16.8% |
| Net assets | $4m | $14.4bn |
AIUP in plain words
By weight, 100% of AIUP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 76%. The top ten holdings are 78% of the fund across 15 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Feb 6, 2026 the fund returned +26.9% with distributions reinvested against +11.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.8 pts.
BAI in plain words
By weight, 56% of BAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 76%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 55 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +32.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.7 pts. It sits 16.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIUP and BAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 14% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIUP or BAI?
- AIUP has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BAI has 56%, so BAI differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIUP or BAI?
- AIUP charges 0.70% a year and BAI charges 0.55%, so BAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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